I don't know too much about nitro trucks. I know that monster trucks are the most powerful, and all around durable, just I want to know what is meant by durable...Like can they handle snow, or get wet (not like underwater, like an inch or two). Also, are most of these trucks that low to the ground? I've seen one before and the clearance was alright...but alot of them from pictures look very low, like 2 or 3 inches... Any reccomendations?

Well man there are lots of "trucks". Monster trucks are not the most powerful, most of the time stock they have the same motor size as a stadium truck. A stadium truck is a low profile 2wd truck that is probably the most common raced in competition. Durable; durable for us neck deep in R/C usually means it deals with impacts well; falls, crashes. Durable also refers heavily to driveline parts, driveshafts, joints, suspension, tie rods, drag links. Durability is not snow, water, mud. You take you like life in your own hands with those conditions, but a monster truck probably is built better for it. A lot of us thought that once, it gets old, it takes a very precise amount of snow to have any fun at all and nitro motors don't like to run well in the cold and wet.

well as a starter truck...any reccomendations?

I just mainly wanted to know if they could handle that kinds of terrain, as in a starter truck, I'm not really looking into building it from scratch...so any reccomendations on a RTR Monster truck kit

How much you looking to spend? Are you looking to build it yourself or you looking for a RTR (Ready To Run)?

Not too much more than $400, and RTR.

I had the old 1 and now i have the newer 2.5. This truck still impresses me. The t-maxx is 1 of the few that will do wheelies over backwards from a stand still. And yes u can drive it in snow,mud, mud puddles that almost cover the whole tire. Make sure u put silicone on all the servo cracks, and where the wires run into a box. If u don't want to replace anything soon, make sure u have an air compresser, or air in a can at least, to blow it off soon as your done. Also if u break it in during the cold season you may need to rebuild sooner. It will be alot tougher to start. Also 1 important after run trick, ALWAYS PUT THE PISTON AT THE BOTTOM. Turn the flywheel(towards the exhaust) untill the piston is loose.
T-maxx bro, your local hobby shop is guaranteed to sell, and stock, any part u need.

yea thats what i ended up getting in the end...its pretty sweet